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Nick Gonzales, Pirates avoid four-game sweep to Cardinals
Sep 19, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Nick Gonzales (39) runs to third for a triple against the St. Louis Cardinals during the fourth inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images Nick Gonzales went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run and the decisive RBI as the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates edged the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Thursday.
Yasmani Grandal hit a home run for the Pirates (72-81), who avoided a four-game sweep.
Pirates starter Luis Ortiz allowed two runs on five hits in six innings. He struck out seven and walked two.
Reliever Carmen Mlodzinski (4-5) recorded the victory and Aroldis Chapman earned his 10th save.
Brendan Donovan went 4-for-4 with two RBIs for the Cardinals (77-76).
St. Louis starter Erick Fedde allowed one run on four hits in six innings. He struck out three and walked one. Reliever JoJo Romero (7-3) took the loss.
Grandal tied the game 2-2 in the seventh inning with his homer to right off Andrew Kittredge.
Pittsburgh moved ahead 3-2 in the eighth against Romero and Ryan Fernandez. Oneil Cruz drew a two-out walk, then Connor Joe and Gonzales hit singles to produce the go-ahead run.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa led off the game with a double, but Fedde coaxed groundouts from Bryan Reynolds and Cruz, then a popout from Rowdy Tellez.
Ortiz worked out of trouble in the second inning. After Donovan hit a single and Lars Nootbaar walked, Ortiz struck out Jordan Walker and retired Pedro Pages on a chopper.
Fedde escaped another jam in the third inning. After Jared Triolo’s one-out single, Kiner-Falefa hit into a forceout and stole second base. Reynolds walked, but Fedde struck out Cruz to strand the runners.
Pittsburgh took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning. Gonzales hit a triple and scored on Bryan De La Cruz’s sacrifice fly.
The Cardinals tied the game 1-1 in the bottom of the inning on a single by Paul Goldschmidt, a walk to Nolan Arenado and Donovan’s RBI single.
St. Louis moved ahead 2-1 in the sixth. Goldschmidt hit a single, stole second base and scored on Donovan’s double.
–Field Level Media
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Missouri RB Ahmad Hardy hoping to leave hospital Monday
Oct 11, 2025; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Missouri Tigers running back Ahmad Hardy (29) runs the ball during the first half against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy is in “good spirits” after being shot in the leg at a concert last weekend and hopes to check out of the hospital on Monday, Tigers head coach Eli Drinkwitz told ESPN on Saturday.
Hardy, an All-American last season, returned to Columbia, Mo., earlier this week following the incident on May 10 at an outdoor concert in Mississippi.
Drinkwitz said Hardy still is in the hospital to monitor his wounds post-surgery, but he is walking and doing physical therapy three times a day, per ESPN.
On Thursday, police arrested Rashodrick Harris in Paducah, Ky., in connection with the shooting in Laurel, Miss.
Hardy, 20, is a Mississippi native. He began his career at Louisiana-Monroe, where he was named the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year after he led the conference in rushing yards (1,351) and rushing touchdowns (13) on 237 attempts.
He transferred to Missouri, where he ranked second among FBS players with 1,649 rushing yards last season, a mark that broke the Tigers’ single-season record. He earned SEC Newcomer of the Year honors, was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award and a consensus All-American while scoring 16 TDs and averaging 6.4 yards on his 256 rushing attempts.
–Field Level Media
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Report: Red Sox SS Trevor Story headed to IL
May 4, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story (10) hits a single in the first inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story is headed to the 10-day injured list, the Boston Globe reported on Saturday.
The newspaper also reported that utility man Nick Sogard will be summoned from Triple-A Worcester to fill Story’s roster spot.
Story, 33, reportedly been dealing with a minor groin strain for much of this season.
He is batting .206 with three homers and 19 RBIs in 41 games this season, while his six errors are tied for second most in the American League heading into play on Saturday.
Story is hitting .262 with 207 homers and 655 RBIs in 1,106 career games with the Colorado Rockies and Red Sox.
Sogard, 28, played in 61 games spread over the last two seasons with Boston.
He is batting .269 with five homers and 23 RBIs in 36 games this season with Worcester.
–Field Level Media
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Royals place LHP Matt Strahm on IL, activate LHP Bailey Falter
Apr 24, 2026; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Matt Strahm (25) throws a pitch in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Peter Aiken-Imagn Images The Kansas City Royals placed left-hander Matt Strahm on the 15-day injured list with right knee inflammation and activated left-hander Bailey Falter from the IL.
Strahm, 34, is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA in 17 relief appearances during his return to the Royals, who selected him in the 2012 MLB Draft.
In 11 major league seasons, Strahm is 35-39 with a 3.37 ERA in 412 appearances (35 starts) for the Royals (2016-17, 2026), San Diego Padres (2018-21), Boston Red Sox (2022) and Philadelphia Phillies (2023-25).
Falter, 29, had a 13.50 ERA over two early-season relief appearances before going on the IL with left elbow inflammation. He was 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA in nine relief appearances while on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Omaha.
In six major league seasons, Falter is 25-30 with a 4.64 ERA in 116 appearances (83 starts) for the Phillies (2021-23), Pittsburgh Pirates (2023-25) and Royals.
–Field Level Media
Missouri RB Ahmad Hardy hoping to leave hospital Monday
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